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LOT 1925
Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Teeth on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/8 in. (1.97 kg, 18.2 cm).
A matrix set with five fossil Otodus sp. teeth, including examples with cusplet teeth and remains of enamelling. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 1925
Natural History - Fossil Otodus Shark Teeth on Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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